2020-21 NFL Discussion & Pick 'Em Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

Everyone picked the Bears to beat Rams and they are losing to the Rams, Rams are awesome

It's 7-3. We are 1/3 of the way through the game.

Also, 11 of 16 players picked the Rams.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 7 RESULTS

There was a three-way tie (ExtremeRepublican, nclib, and olawakandi) for first at 11-3, with five others a game behind.  The full results:

11 ExtremeRepublican, nclib, olawakandi
10 dfw, fluffypanther19, GeorgiaModerate, NY Express, TexasGurl
9 Donerail, Illiniwek, KYWildman
8 CraneHusband, Grumpy Thug, Politics Fan, S019
7 Jgibson

There were three unanimous picks, all correct:

Bills-Jets
Chiefs-Broncos
Packers-Texans (one person omitted this game, but everyone else picked the Packers)

And two games with a single dissenter (the dissenter was wrong in both):

Eagles-Giants (plus one person who skipped it)
Saints-Panthers

The overall race continues to be extremely tight. Year to date standings (105 games):

74 TexasGurl
73 ExtremeRepublican
72 dfw
71 Grumpy Thug
70 Politics Fan
69 Donerail, GeorgiaModerate, Jgibson, S019
68 nclib
66 Illiniwek
60 NY Express, olawakandi
51 CraneHusband, Sev
49 fluffypanther19
9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

Same as above except for the Broncos.

Atlanta @ Carolina

New England @ Buffalo
Tennessee @ Cincinnati
Las Vegas @ Cleveland
Indianapolis @ Detroit
Minnesota @ Green Bay
NY Jets @ Kansas City
LA Rams @ Miami
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
LA Chargers @ Denver
New Orleans @ Chicago
San Francisco @ Seattle
Dallas @ Philadelphia

Tampa Bay @ NY Giants

[GeorgiaModerate]

Falcons can't win unless they win dirty apparently. I was neutral in last night's game but that hit(s) on Bridgewater was egregious.

They've put you in first place for the week at the moment (you were the only one to pick them).

[GeorgiaModerate]

For the sportscaster hall of fame: "The Ravens are down three starters, two on offense and two on defense."

[GeorgiaModerate]

Cincinnati and Minnesota could pull early upsets, and it looks like very few people picked either. In fact, it looks like no one picked the Vikings and only Politics Fan picked Cincinnati, also Rams are down three possessions to Miami, we could be in for a bunch of upsets

Definitely an upset-filled week so far, and as a result everyone has at least 3 wrong with the late games still to go.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Bears score 10 in the last 3+ minutes to send it to OT.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Nobody is going to break double figures in correct picks this week.

[GeorgiaModerate]

If the Giants win tonight, the pick'em players will have a collective losing record for the week.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 8 RESULTS

Thanks to the Bucs, we barely avoided the ignominy of a losing record as a group.  There was a six-way tie for first at 9-5, with four others a game behind.  Full results:

9 CraneHusband, fluffypanther19, Grumpy Thug, Jgibson, nclib, NY Express
8 dfw, GeorgiaModerate, Politics Fan, TexasGurl
7 Donerail, ExtremeRepublican, Illiniwek
6 S019
5 olawakandi

There were four unanimous picks:

Packers-Vikings (wrong)
Chiefs-Jets
Eagles-Cowboys
Bucs-Giants

And three games with a single dissenter:

Falcons-Panthers (dissenter was right)
Bills-Patriots
Titans-Bengals (dissenter was right)

Overall, TexasGurl held onto the lead, but there are several people very close behind.  Year to date standings (119 games):

82 TexasGurl
80 dfw, ExtremeRepublican, Grumpy Thug
78 Jgibson, Politics Fan
77 GeorgiaModerate, nclib
76 Donerail
75 S019
73 Illiniwek
69 NY Express
65 olawakandi
60 CraneHusband
58 fluffypanther19
51 Sev
9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

Green Bay @ San Francisco

Denver @ Atlanta
Seattle @ Buffalo
Chicago @ Tennessee
Baltimore @ Indianapolis
Carolina @ Kansas City
Detroit @ Minnesota
NY Giants @ Washington
Houston @ Jacksonville
Las Vegas @ LA Chargers
Pittsburgh @ Dallas
Miami @ Arizona
New Orleans @ Tampa Bay

New England @ NY Jets

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/ColleenWolfe/status/1325258003008778240

[GeorgiaModerate]

At the moment, the entire pick'em group is within *two* games of each other for the week.  Seven people are 8-4, seven are 9-3, and one (Extreme) is 10-2.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Jets are actually leading the Patriots.  Stop the count!

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 9 RESULTS

A big jam this week, with three people at 11-3, six at 10-4, and six at 9-5.  Full results:

11 CraneHusband, ExtremeRepublican, Politics Fan
10 dfw, fluffypanther19, GeorgiaModerate, Jgibson, S019, TexasGurl
9 Donerail, Grumpy Thug, Illiniwek, nclib, NY Express, olawakandi

There were three unanimous picks, all correct:

Chiefs-Panthers
Steelers-Cowboys
Patriots-Jets

And three games with a single dissenter:

Falcons-Broncos
Titans-Bears
Cardinals-Dolphins (dissenter was right)

Overall, it's getting even tighter.  TexasGurl leads by a single game, but there are seven people within 5 games of the top.  Year to date standings (133 games):

92 TexasGurl
91 ExtremeRepublican
90 dfw
89 Grumpy Thug, Politics Fan
88 Jgibson
87 GeorgiaModerate
86 nclib
85 Donerail, S019
82 Illiniwek
78 NY Express
74 olawakandi
71 CraneHusband
68 fluffypanther19
51 Sev
9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1326615947755524099

[GeorgiaModerate]

Indianapolis @ Tennessee

Houston @ Cleveland
Washington @ Detroit
Jacksonville @ Green Bay
Philadelphia @ NY Giants
Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Denver @ Las Vegas
LA Chargers @ Miami
Buffalo @ Arizona
Seattle @ LA Rams
San Francisco @ New Orleans
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Baltimore @ New England

Minnesota @ Chicago

[GeorgiaModerate]

Looks like we're not going to get a lot of separation this week.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Paul Hornung, the "Golden Boy" who starred for Notre Dame in the 1950s and the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s, has died at age 84, the Louisville Sports Commission announced Friday.

Hornung, born Dec. 23, 1935, in Louisville, Kentucky, was one of only seven players to win the Heisman Trophy and be named NFL MVP by The Associated Press. The others were Lamar Jackson, Cam Newton, Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, Earl Campbell and O.J. Simpson.
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Hornung won the Heisman in 1956 while playing for a 2-8 Notre Dame team. In becoming the only player to win the award while starring for a losing team, Hornung led the Fighting Irish in passing, rushing, scoring, kickoff returns, punt returns and punting. On defense, he led the team in passes broken up and was second in tackles and interceptions.

I remember seeing him playing on TV when I was a kid.  One of the all-time greats.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Bucs leads the Panthers 46-23 with 4 minutes left, which if it holds up will be a scorigami (a final score that's never occurred before).

[GeorgiaModerate]

Unbelievable finish in the Bills-Cardinals game.  A 43-yard TD pass with 2 seconds left gives the Cards a 32-30 win.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 10 RESULTS

There was a big group tied for the lead going into last night's game, but Donerail was the only one of them to pick the Vikings, so he's the sole winner for the week at 10-4.  Full results:

10 Donerail
9 dfw, ExtremeRepublican, GeorgiaModerate, Illiniwek, NY Express, olawakandi, TexasGurl
8 CraneHusband, fluffypanther19, Grumpy Thug, nclib, S019
7 Jgibson, Politics Fan

There were five unanimous picks:

Packers-Jaguars
Bucs-Panthers
Raiders-Broncos
Saints-49ers
Ravens-Patriots (wrong)

And two games with a single dissenter:

Eagles-Giants (dissenter was right)
Steelers-Bengals

TexasGurl held onto the overall lead, but it remains crowded at the top.  Year to date standings (147 games):

101 TexasGurl
100 ExtremeRepublican
99 dfw
97 Grumpy Thug
96 GeorgiaModerate, Politics Fan
95 Donerail, Jgibson
94 nclib
93 S019
91 Illiniwek
87 NY Express
83 olawakandi
79 CraneHusband
76 fluffypanther19
51 Sev
9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

Arizona @ Seattle

Philadelphia @ Cleveland
Atlanta @ New Orleans   I'll probably regret this.
Cincinnati @ Washington
Detroit @ Carolina
Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville
Tennessee @ Baltimore
New England @ Houston
Miami @ Denver
NY Jets @ LA Chargers
Green Bay @ Indianapolis
Dallas @ Minnesota
Kansas City @ Las Vegas

LA Rams @ Tampa Bay

[GeorgiaModerate]

Noting for GeorgiaModerate, changing my pick for tomorrow in the Saints-Falcons game to a Falcons win.

Welcome to the #Resistance.

[GeorgiaModerate]

It's clear that the hit on Brees was dirty, if Saints can't bring back Brees they will return to being an EXPANSION TEAM WITH JAMES WINSTON AS QB. Rams have a chance to win Superbowl as they always beat the Saints with Brees

Heath Shuler,  Danny Weufel are the infamous QBs before Brees era😃😃😃

Brees is a great QB, but he is the same age as Peyton Manning, goodbye Brees, he has to know when it's time to quit just like Manning did with kneck injuries

Heath Shuler is a politician from North Carolina

He was also a star quarterback for the University of Tennessee and played for several NFL teams, including the Saints.